With demand for gaming displays surging since the onset of
the pandemic, this move aims to establish new and reliable standards that can
objectively judge the performance of gaming displays from the perspective of
consumers.
For the study, LG Display tested a handful of gamers to
discover which display conditions provide the best gaming experiences. The
players tested games of different genres on a wide spectrum of displays, from
OLED and LCDs to flat and curved form factors. The study results show that a
gamer’s reaction time can be improved by using OLED, while a display’s
curvature provides a more immersive gaming experience.
Reaction time is the time it takes for the user to recognize
the input signal on the screen and then react to it by clicking their mouse or
keyboard. Because a shorter reaction time increases the player’s chances of
winning, it is widely considered one of the most important factors when
choosing a display. Study results reveal that an OLED’s average reaction time
was 50 milliseconds (ms) faster than an LCD.
“Considering the gamer uses a special mouse or keyboard for
gaming which usually provides speed advantage of 10 to 20ms, 50ms is critical
in determining a game’s outcome,” said Dr. Jang Jin Yoo, Research Fellow and
the head researcher of the study at LG Display.
Curvature, which refers to the display’s degree of curve, is
another determinant factor of a gaming display’s performance. The research
study shows that 800R was selected as the display curvature to deliver the most
immersive playing experience, although less curved screens performed slightly
better for specific sports games.
The curvature of today’s gaming monitor screen ranges from
1800R to 4000R, while the study found out that the optimal viewing distance
from the monitor display and the person for gaming is around 800mm. This
suggests that gamers are missing out on the optimal curvature, and therefore
the ultimate gaming experience, too.
“Given its flexible nature, OLED can maximize a display’s
degree of curve to the highest level, which is impossible on an LCD,” said
Chang-han Kim, Vice President and Head of Gaming Display Business Division at
LG Display. “Finding out that the optimal curvature for gaming is 800R was
definitely an exciting discovery for us.”
With its leading reputation for introducing the world’s
first Rollable OLED TV in 2018, LG Display has now set its sights on developing
game-changing displays that bring the next-level immersion gamers crave.
The company is backing its recent studies, which identified
a bendable display as the ideal gaming monitor, by developing a Bendable OLED
display that leverages its flexible nature to safely bend from curved to
straight on command while maintaining unmatched picture quality.
“Bendable OLED display will be one of the most fun gaming
devices that gamers will find in the market,” remarked Kim. “We will continue
to expand our gaming OLED lineup to offer new and exciting gaming experiences
for our customers.”
LG Display is developing gaming-exclusive OLED panels with
unique and distinctive form factors which shift between curved and flat states,
and plans to collaborate with major global gaming brands to release the most
innovative gaming displays in the future.
Globally renowned for its excellent performance, OLED is
considered the perfect choice for console or high-end PC games. It also boasts
outstanding three-dimensional image quality across an infinite contrast ratio,
the fastest response time, and a wide variable refresh rate that ranges from 40
Hz to 240 Hz.
Another crucial aspect of gaming performance is eye health.
LG Display’s OLED displays boast the lowest blue light level in the industry,
emitting 60% less than that of premium LCD displays of the same size. The
OLED’s exceptionally low blue light allows players to enjoy longer,
flicker-free gaming experiences without side effects such as eye fatigue or
headaches.
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